Modified Zote (pink) Part I

Well folks, my first try at melting down the Zote so that I could sprinkle in some extra goodies was a dismal failure. I dropped a bar into a double boiler and nothing seemed to happen after the water started to boil. Then I put the pot-O-soap directly onto the burner and the soap definitely started to soften up but part of it turned brown and then it really got stinky when I splashed in some fish oil.

After doing some more research I discovered that the double-boil approach was right I just needed to shave the soap up into very small pieces and give it a much longer period of time to melt. A crockpot can be used but a little water needs to be thrown in and this process can take 4-6 hours.

I'll try again as soon as I can acquire a cheese grator and possibly an old crusty crockpot from a garage sale. I'm also thinking about getting a pepper grinder or a small coffee grinder so that I can grind up some anise seeds and broken up range cube.